there is no way that ...; easy; simple
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
for work; for manufacturing
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
silence; stillness; quietness
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to muster one's courage; to resolve oneself; to ready oneself for what is to come
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope